This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 130 that begins with:

Pardoning grace.
Out of the deeps of long distress,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a abab cdXd dcdc dede efef acac eaea gdgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 10010101 010001 11110111 110111 11111001 110101 11010100 110111 11110011 110101 11110001 011101 11110101 0101011 11010111 110111 11011101 110101 10110101 110011 11110111 110111 101100011 110101 10011101 110101 01001111 110001 11010101 110101 01100001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, his are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Psalm 130;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Isaac Watts